I ran into a guy at Skagit Powdercoating that had a 2.8l Cummins in his and he was very happy with it. Looks like Cummins is doing a crate motor for just this purpose...Introducing Cummins’ Crate Engine Program: Cummins Repower™ hopefully it will be cheaper than Bank's crate motor 13110 Engine...
I had the same problem, it turned out to be the inner shifter boot. It was hardened from old age. I made a couple cuts to allow the shifter to move freely again and no more problems
I'm kindof in the same boat, I bought a 62 with a carbed 350/700r4/splitcase. A 5.7 Vortec will bolt into your engine mounts and exhaust, LS series vortecs will require moving engine mounts and exhaust a little. What I personally have decided on is a TPI setup. It is mpfi, cheap, bolts right...
I have that setup. I'm getting 9-12mpg with a torque converter that isn't locking and probably costing me a mpg or two. 4.10s and 31" tires. I like it okay...I have a TPI setup in the garage that will go on eventually.
Jim doesn't just rebuild your carb, he rebuilds and tunes it to your engine configuration and driving style...so he has that going for him, which is nice
It's not a direct fit but it can work. The 62 bumper is a little taller so you either need to use the bumper brackets from the 62 or make some spacers to make up the difference
I used a Man-a-fre pulley and a Man-fre mounting bracket. This pulley requires a pump with a keyed pump shaft, mine is from a 1969 Chevrolet C10. The metric threads of the Cruiser screwed right into the Chevy pump. This is a more expensive route but I am happy with the result.
I recently returned a bad optima to Costco. The employee at the desk informed me that due to the high failure rate in recent years Costco no longer carries Optima batteries.
The landcruiser is only 7 1/2" longer, 2.9" taller (stock for stock), and 4 1/2" wider than the 4runner. I doubt the r4unner has any breakover/departure/aproach advantages. You only need a 2 1/2" lift to fit 33" tires, some guys even fit them without a lift at all. Garages and ferries are not...
Machinist's Workshop magazine actually tested penetrants for break out torque on rusted nuts. Significant results! They are below, as forwarded by an ex-student and professional machinist, Bud Baker.
They arranged a subjective test of all the popular penetrants with the control being the...